British Railways (London) Act 1988
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1988 c. xi |
| Year | 1988 |
British Railways (London) Act 1988
ELIZABETH II
1988 CHAPTER xi
An Act to empower the British Railways Board to
construct works and to purchase or use land in the city
of London and in the London boroughs of Camden and
Islington; to extend the time for the compulsory
purchase of certain land; to confer further powers
on
the
Board; and for other purposes. [24th March 1988]
W—
(1) By the Transport Act 1962 the British Railways Board (hereinafter 1962 c. 46.
referred to as "the Board") were established:
(2) It is the duty of the Board under the said Act of 1962 (inter alia) to
provide railway services in Great Britain and, in connection with the provision
of railway services, to provide such other services and facilities
as
appear to the
Board to be expedient, and to have due regard, as respects
all
those railway and
other services and facilities, to efficiency, economy and safety of operation:
(3) In order to provide improved services and facilities for railway
passengers travelling across London, it is expedient that the Board should be
empowered to construct in the city of London and in the London boroughs of
Camden and Islington the works authorised by this Act and to purchase or use
the land in the said city and boroughs referred to in this Act:
(4) It is expedient that the period now limited for the compulsory purchase
of certain land should be extended as provided by this Act:
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(5) It is expedient that the other powers in this Act contained should be
conferred on the Board as therein provided, and that the other provisions in
this Act contained should be enacted:
(6) Plans and sections showing the lines or situations and levels of the works
to be constructed under this Act, and plans of the land authorised to be
purchased or used by this Act, and a book of reference to those plans contain-
ing the names of the owners and lessees or reputed owners and lessees and of
the occupiers of the said land were duly deposited in the office of the Clerk of
the Parliaments and in the Private Bill Office of the House of Commons and
with the proper officers of the Common Council of the city of London and the
London borough councils of Camden and Islington, which plans, sections and
book of reference are respectively referred to in this Act as the deposited plans,
the deposited sections and the deposited book of reference:
(7) The purposes of this Act cannot be effected without the authority of
Parliament:
May it therefore please Your Majesty that it may be enacted, and be it
enacted, by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and
consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present
Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
PART I
PRELIMINARY
Short title. 1. This Act may be cited as the British Railways (London) Act 1988.
Interpretation. 2.—(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, words and
expressions to which meanings are assigned by the enactments incorporated
herewith have in relation to the related subject-matter the same respective
meanings; and—
1845 c. 20. "the Act of 1845" means the Railways Clauses Consolidation Act 1845;
1863 c. 92. "the Act of 1863" means the Railways Clauses Act 1863;
1965 c. 56. "the Act of 1965" means the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965;
1981 c. xxxv. "the (No. 2) Act of
1981"
means the British Railways (No. 2) Act 1981;
.no, . "the Act of 1983" means the British Railways (Liverpool Street Station)
1983 civ. Act 1983;
1984 c. xx. "the (No. 2) Act of 1984" means the British Railways (No. 2) Act 1984;
"the Board" means the British Railways Board;
"the limits of deviation" means the limits of deviation shown on the
deposited plans;
"the tribunal" means the Lands Tribunal; and
"the works" means the works authorised by Part II (Works, etc.) of this
Act.
(2) All directions, distances and lengths stated in any description of works,
powers or lands shall be construed as if the words "or thereabouts" were
inserted after each such direction, distance and length and distances between
points on a railway shall be taken to be measured along the railway.
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